Musafir's Musings

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"Older men declare war. But its the youth who must fight and die!" - Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States

The list below shows that 66 out of 81 were in their 20's. Source: Iraq Casualties.org As of today, names of three soldiers remain to be confirmed by the DOD. Their bravery and sacrifice is admirable, the mission for which they gave their lives is open to questions. While grieving for our own we must not forget the Iraqi civilians--not insurgents--ordinary men, women and children no different than us. Some day history will judge the people who were responsible for the war against Iraq. I wonder how it would treat President Bush and his minions. Would they be portrayed as honorable and just who sacrificed lives of thousands of American and others for a worthy cause or as callous megalomaniacs with narrow visions and a warped sense of their infallibility ?

Daniel A. Tsue, 27, Marine Sergeant, Nov 01, 2005
Allan M. Espiritu, 28, Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class, Nov 01, 2005
Dennis J. Ferderer Jr., 20, Army Specialist, Nov 02, 2005
Tyler R. MacKenzie, 20, Army Private 1st Class, Nov 02, 2005
Joshua J. Munger, 22, Army Specialist, Nov 02, 2005
Benjamin A. Smith, 21, Army Specialist, Nov 02, 2005
Mark J. Procopio, 28, Army National Guard 2nd Lieutenant, Nov 02, 2005
Gerald M. Bloomfield II, 38, Marine Major, Nov 02, 2005
Michael D. Martino, 32, Marine Captain, Nov 02, 2005
Darren D. Howe, 21, Army Specialist, Nov 03, 2005
Jeffrey P. Toczylowski, 30, Army Captain, Nov 03, 2005
Daniel J. Pratt, 48, Army National Guard Sergeant 1st Class, Nov 03, 2005
Kyle B. Wehrly, 28, Army National Guard Staff Sergeant, Nov 03, 2005
Jason A. Fegler, 24, Army Staff Sergeant, Nov 04, 2005
James M. Gurbisz, 25, Army Captain, Nov 04, 2005
Dustin A. Yancey, 22, Army Private 1st Class, Nov 04, 2005
Timothy D. Brown, 23, Army National Guard Specialist, Nov 04, 2005
Darrell W. Boatman, 38, Marine Gunnery Sergeant, Nov 04, 2005
Thomas A. Wren, 44, Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel, Nov 05, 2005
Joel E. Cahill, 34, Army Captain, Nov 06, 2005
James F. Hayes, 48, Army Sergeant 1st Class, Nov 06, 2005
Ryan J. Sorensen, 26, Marine Lance Corporal, Nov 06, 2005
Brian L. Freeman, 27, Army Staff Sergeant, Nov 07, 2005
Robert C. Pope II, 22, Army Specialist, Nov 07, 2005
Mario A. Reyes, 19, Army Private 1st Class, Nov 07, 2005
Justin S. Smith, 28, Army 1st Lieutenant, Nov 07, 2005
Alwyn C. "Al" Cashe, 35, Army Sergeant 1st Class, Nov 08, 2005
Jeremy P. Tamburello, 19, Marine Lance Corporal, Nov 08, 2005
Michael C. Parrott, 49, Army National Guard Staff Sergeant, Nov 10, 2005
Joshua A. Terando, 27, Army National Guard Sergeant, Nov 10, 2005
Daniel Freeman Swaim, 19, Marine Lance Corporal, Nov 10, 2005
Tyrone L. Chisholm, 27, Army Sergeant, Nov 11, 2005
Donald E. Fisher II, 21, Army Corporal, Nov 11, 2005
Antonio "Tony" Mendez Sanchez, 22, Army Private 1st Class, Nov 11, 2005
Stephen J. Sutherland, 33, Army Staff Sergeant, Nov 12, 2005
David A. Mendez Ruiz, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, Nov 12, 2005
Scott A. Zubowski, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, Nov 12, 2005
John M. Longoria, 21, Marine Corporal, Nov 14, 2005
Christopher M. McCrackin, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, Nov 14, 2005
Ramon J. Mendoza Jr., 37, Marine Major, Nov 14, 2005
James E. Estep, 26, Army Staff Sergeant, Nov 15, 2005
Travis J. Grigg, 24, Army Private 1st Class, Nov 15, 2005
Matthew J. Holley, 21, Army Specialist, Nov 15, 2005
Nickolas David Schiavoni, 26, Marine Lance Corporal, Nov 15, 2005
Dylan R. Paytas, 20, Army Private, Nov 16, 2005
Alexis Roman-Cruz, 33, Army Specialist, Nov 16, 2005
Roger W. Deeds, 24, Marine Lance Corporal, Nov 16, 2005
John A. "JT" Lucente, 19, Marine Lance Corporal, Nov 16, 2005
Donald R. McGlothin, 26, Marine 2nd Lieutenant, Nov 16, 2005
Jeremy E. Murray, 27, Marine Sergeant, Nov 16, 2005
Jeffry A. Rogers, 21, Marine Corporal, Nov 16, 2005
Joshua J. Ware, 20, Marine Corporal, Nov 16, 2005
Ivan Vargas Alarcon, 23, Army Staff Sergeant, Nov 17, 2005
Vernon R. Widner, 34, Army Specialist, Nov 17, 2005
Anthony Alexander "Alex" Gaunky, 19, Army Private 1st Class, Nov 18, 2005
Luis R. Reyes, 26, Army National Guard Sergeant, Nov 18, 2005
Christopher M. Alcozer, 21, Army Private, Nov 19, 2005
Jonathan F. Blair, 21, Army Corporal, Nov 19, 2005
Dominic Joseph Hinton, 24, Army Specialist, Nov 19, 2005
Michael J. Idanan, 21, Army Specialist, Nov 19, 2005
Edward Karolasz, 25, Army Staff Sergeant, Nov 19, 2005
Anthony R. C. Yost, 39, Army Master Sergeant, Nov 19, 2005
Dennis W. Zilinski, 23, Army 1st Lieutenant, Nov 19, 2005
Miguel Terrazas, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, Nov 19, 2005
Tyler J. Troyer, 21, Marine Lance Corporal, Nov 19, 2005
Dominic J. Sacco, 32, Army Sergeant, Nov 20, 2005
John Wilson "J.W." Dearing, 21, Army National Guard Private 1st Class, Nov 21, 2005
Denis J. Gallardo, 22, Army Sergeant, Nov 22, 2005
Aram J. Bass, 25, Army Staff Sergeant, Nov 23, 2005
Allen J. Knop, 22, Army Specialist, Nov 23, 2005
William B. Meeuwsen, 24, Army Sergeant, Nov 23, 2005
Ryan D. Christensen, 22, Army Private 1st Class, Nov 24, 2005
Marc A. Delgado, 21, Army Private 1st Class, Nov 24, 2005
Eric P. Pearrow, 40, Army Sergeant 1st Class, Nov 24, 2005
Steven C. Reynolds, 32, Army Staff Sergeant, Nov 24, 2005
Javier A. Villanueva, 25, Army Specialist, Nov 24, 2005
Gregory L. Tull, 20, Army National Guard Specialist, Nov 25, 2005
Brett E. Angus, 40, Marine Master Sergeant, Nov 26, 2005
Donald J. Hasse, 28, Army Sergeant, Nov 29, 2005
Jerry W. Mills Jr., 23, Army Sergeant, Nov 29, 2005
Joshua D. Snyder, 20, Marine Corporal, Nov 30, 2005 .
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